All articles by John Hyde – Page 91
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NewsGovernment ‘looking carefully’ at radical clin neg proposals
Patients’ charity says well-established compensation system cannot be thrown out overnight.
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NewsSRA chief admits ethnicity pay gap figure is ‘not acceptable’
In first report, regulator says disparity is due to white staff accounting for 88% of best-paid staff.
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NewsSlater and Gordon declines to explain 'secret' ATE payments
Judge says there is 'huge worry' about unexplained commission which firm 'refuses to explain'.
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NewsRemote firm reports 56% profit jump and bonus dividend
Keystone admits that applications to join tailed off in 2021 as lawyers reassessed their options.
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News‘No more blame culture’: MPs call to scrap clin neg system
Radical reform proposals include removing link between compensation and cost of private care.
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NewsSlater and Gordon denies bullying costs recovery lawyers
Appeal from national firm begins in High Court as it attempts to prevent former clients from bringing claims.
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News£1bn courts repair bill is threat to justice system, MPs report
Unavailable crumbling courtrooms and staff shortages reduce capacity to deal with backlog.
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NewsSRA granted access to more Post Office documents
Regulator is now a core participant in inquiry as BBC Panorama broadcasts revelations about the role of lawyers.
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NewsTake solicitors out of flight delay claims - MPs
Idea of automatic payments put forward as part of report into the future of the aviation industry.
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NewsMinister apologises for misleading parliament on negligence costs
Slip reveals government thinking as NHS litigation costs come under mounting scrutiny.
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NewsNegligence claim thrown out as court rejects MMR evidence
Judge urged not to conduct 'trial within a trial' but says evidence would have been discredited.
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NewsLatest Mayson report calls for extension of regulation
Review says much of the protection offered by current system of legal regulation is ‘illusory’.
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NewsRemote examinations to end for whiplash cases
MedCo set to revert to pre-pandemic system for diagnosing injuries in RTA claims.
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NewsEquity partners fined for overseeing ‘chaotic’ finances
Rule breaches were not reported to the SRA by senior staff, SDT hears.
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NewsGrade D fee earners ‘charging more than £500’
Battlegrounds marked out ahead of crucial Court of Appeal hearing in costs recovery case.
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NewsGateley snaps up surveyor firm with £30m loan facility
Listed professional services firm seeks ‘additional headroom’ as it takes on more debt.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell hands staff members £900 to help with cost of living crisis
Payment is on top of any bonus or pay increase that might come later this year, national firm says.
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NewsPI firm owner banned over kickbacks on ATE insurance
Former director was one of four people prosecuted from the same now-defunct firm.
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News‘Weak’ solicitor kept quiet about unhelpful evidence
Tribunal hears that litigator was sent key document but he failed to tell counsel and the court.
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NewsNo-fault clin neg compensation ‘would harm patients’
APIL head speaks out on eve of major new report into clinical negligence litigation costs.